Episode 19: Bikepacking is the perfect adventure — with Tracy Berman Tracy Berman co-hosted our seminar about how to start bikepacking, which can be as elemental, as autonomous, and as physically and mentally challenging as you want it to be.

Learn bikepacking from someone who decided to compete in a marathon without knowing how to swim.
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Episode 18: The therapeutic power of catching air — with Garret Potter Building bike parks was a constant during Garret Potter's itinerant early life, and now he works (and jumps) regularly at Ann Arbor Bike Parks, in part to help kids develop the same passion he has.

On the Wheelie Good podcast: Garret Potter, a driving force behind maintaining Ann Arbor Bike Parks, talks about the therapeutic power of catching filthy air.
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Congrats to @akgood.bsky.social, newly appointed for a three-year term on the League of Michigan Bicyclists' Board of Directors!

A bike rack outside of a community center.

We installed this bike rack with a small grant from the League of Michigan Bicyclists and it has been used almost every single day since.

Bike party people! League of Michigan Bicyclists wants to legalize "stop as yield" a.k.a. Idaho stop in the state. 411/548 respondents, including yours truly, say it's a great idea.

(you can take the survey too):

form.jotform.com/LMB_Surveys/...

Episode 17: The origin story behind Common Cycle — with Molly Kleinman AADL Board President Molly Kleinman has been hooked on bikes ever since her family cycled 150 miles from Philadelphia to the Jersey Shore and back. And then they did it again and again.

Molly Kleinman talks about the $5,000 Kickstarter that launched Common Cycle, biking from Philly to the Jersey Shore and back, and why unsafe roads need a "full Dutchification."

(Also, Props A and B came up.)
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Great turnout for the Special Edition July 4th Monochrome Rainbow Bike Party!

Episode 16: Coffee and bikes and go-go-go — with John Roos John Roos has followed his instinctive choices and cooked all over the world. Now he's back home, biking and running RoosRoast, because "drinking coffee and biking go hand in hand, you know?"

John Roos has followed his instinctive choices and cooked all over the world. Now he's back home, biking and running RoosRoast, because "drinking coffee and biking go hand in hand, you know?"
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BIKE PARTY POSTPONED UNTIL JULY 4.

Watch this space for details! (including ... fireworks?)

🎆 🌈 🇺🇸 🚴‍♀️

The @aadl.org Summer Game has begun, and our badge is live! Learn how to stay current with cycling news, volunteer with advocacy groups, and find your people, rides, races, repairs, workshops, and so much more!
aadl.org/node/642559

Keep squeaking that wheel!

Episode 15: How to design the perfect Michigan bike — with Patria Vandermark Patria Vandermark quit her engineering job to build her life around cycling. And after 14 years at Seven Cycles, she knows that once you ride around on bespoke spokes, you might never go back.

Patria Vandermark quit her engineering job to build her life around cycling. And after 14 years at Seven Cycles, she cautions that once you ride around on bespoke spokes, you might never go back.
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Cargo Bike Week: Moving with joy, purpose, and a big bucket. As we near the end of A2ZERO Week, Suzette Wanninkhof writes about how borrowing a cargo bike became a lot more than just an easy way to get around.

During #A2ZERO Week, Suzette Wanninkhof borrowed a cargo bike to chauffeur her very-pregnant friend, help another friend move, and discover a lively way to ride through the world. bicycleallianceofwashtenaw.substack.com/p/cargo-bike...

Episode 79: New Downtown Library: Getting Informed with Eli Neiburger - Ann Arbor AF Today we are talking about proposals A and B on the August 5th ballot - yes, we have an August ballot! - and plans for a new downtown library. With us, we have Eli Neiburger, director of the Ann Arbor...

Talks like this one with
@eli.aadl.org
@mollyak.bsky.social
@jessicaletaw.bsky.social
are why I'll be campaigning for Proposals A&B in the August special election:

annarboraf.com/episode-79-n...

Peak Minneapolis: Two group rides meet at an intersection.

Our ride (Queer History) is larger & our marshals hold the intersection for us.

The two groups start shouting at each other:
"Join our ride!"
"No, you join *OUR* ride!"

I shout at a friend (@furnwater.bsky.social) as we pass.

🚲❤️

Episode 14: A2ZERO 2030 reaches the halfway point — with Missy Stults Amid the Office of Sustainability and Innovation's final preparations for A2ZERO Week (June 1-7), director Missy Stults radiates enough energy to charge a whole town's worth of e-bikes.

Amid the Office of Sustainability and Innovation's final preparations for A2ZERO Week (June 1-7), director Missy Stults radiates enough energy to charge a whole town's worth of e-bikes.

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Street safety advocates convince Ann Arbor on $500K for quicker improvements Pedestrian and bicycle safety advocates reiterated calls for Ann Arbor to make streets safer during another demonstration outside city hall.

United voices were heard!

Thanks to the "ABC Caucus" for meeting with us before the unanimous vote. www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...

See you tonight at A2 City Hall!

Episode 13: Advocate for yourself after a crash — with Christopher Becker In 2022, a bad collision with a delivery truck left Christopher Becker in a world of hurt. Aided by useful advice from friends and strong legal counsel, here's how he managed to get his life back.

After a bad collision with a delivery truck, here's how Christopher Becker managed to get his life back.
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Go, Erica!

Thanks to @mlive.com for shedding light on our unflagging support for safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians: www.mlive.com/galleries/SQ...

Handlebar Happy Hour tonight!

An image of cycles and riders strewn across a roadway to protest deaths among vulnerable road users.

Unfortunately, Ann Arbor's Vision Zero is still just a vision.

Join us at City Hall tomorrow night to push for the reforms we need to make transportation safer for vulnerable road users.
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So the City of Ann Arbor DID give @bicyclealliance.bsky.social a $10,000 grant to start a cargo bike library (in partnership with a local shop) and ... it exists!

urbanrider.bike/borrow-a-car...

Photo of cyclists riding along Melville Drive in Edinburgh.

Photo of cyclists at Tollcross in Edinburgh

Photo of cyclists at Potterrow in Edinburgh

Great turnout at @edcriticalmass.bsky.social today demanding safe cycling infrastructure for all.

Go, Denver!

After an early downpour, April Bike Party launched under (mostly) dry skies!

See you May 30 ...

Episode 12: Madame President likes ridin' dirty — with Kari Alsager Now in her third year as president of the Ann Arbor Velo Club, Kari Alsager says it's hard to beat the feeling of hurtling down a dirt road (especially when most of it collects on her face).

The president of the Ann Arbor Velo Club is a big fan of hurtling down a long dirt road. bicycleallianceofwashtenaw.substack.com/p/episode-12...

A screenshot of a paragraph in this story that reads. "“Cyclists” are not a unique species of urban resident; they are simply people who decide to bike instead of using another mode. (In North America, that usually means driving.) People’s willingness to travel on two wheels largely depends upon infrastructure. Only the hardiest will cycle on fast-moving roads that lack protected bike lanes; slower streets and abundant cycle paths can entice many more people to ride. As bike advocates often note, estimating the demand for an unbuilt bike lane by counting the riders on dangerous roadways is like planning a bridge by estimating the people swimming across a river." The last sentence is highlighted.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Yup! Sam Balto (@coachbalto on Instagram) chronicled the whole thing.